Henry sievees



No. 607,I97. Patented luly l2, I898. H. SIEVERS.

THILL COUPLING. (Application filed Nov 29, 1897.)

(No Model.)

STATES HENRY SIEVERS, OF VEST BEND, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALE TOHERMAN DEGNER, OF SAME PLACE.

THlLL-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 607,197, dated July 12,1898.

Application filed November 29,1897. Serial No. 660,075. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY SIEvERs, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of WVest Bend, in the county of i/Vashington and State ofWisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inThill-Couplings; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention has for its particular object to improve the thill-couplingset forth in United States Patent No. 503,739, issued to Herman DegnerAugust 22, 1893; and it consists in certain peculiarities ofconstruction and combination of parts hereinafter set forth, withreference to the accompanying drawings, and subsequently claimed.

Figure 1 of the drawings represents a view indicated by line 1 1 in thesucceeding figure and illustrates my improved thill-couplin g inconnection with a vehicle-axle. Fig. 2 represents a plan View, partly inhorizontal section, indicated by line 2 2 in the preceding figure.

Referring by letter to the'drawings, A represents a front vehicle-axle;B, a thill-iron; C, a clip connecting the axle and a metal plate D, thisplate being provided with verticallydisposed forward hook extensions Efor the engagement of circular lugs F, extending laterally in oppositedirections from the rounded rear end of the thill-iron.

The general construction and arrangement of parts thus far described aresimilar to what is shown in the patent aforesaid.

The rounded end of the thill-iron opposes a corresponding bend in thefree portion of a flat metal spring G, the latter having oblique bearingon said thill-iron to resist lift of its lugs in the oblique openings ofthe hook extensions E pertaining to plate D, While at the same time thisspring compensates for wear of the parts in frictional contact andprevents rattling of the coupling.

Previous to my invention the rear end of the spring G was riveted fastto the rear upper portion of the clip. vTo obtain a greater resistanceto lift of the thill-iron lugs from the hook extensions of plate D andto insure against loss of the spring are contemplated by myimprovements.Therefore said spring is herein shown extended down back of the clip 0at some distance therefrom and recurved to present a forward horizontalend G, engaging a corresponding seat formed in said plate longitudinallythereof, this horizontal end of the aforesaid spring being partly underthe axle A, against the same, and provided with an aperture engaged byone end I) of said clip.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

A thill-coupling comprising a plate having forward hook extensions and arear upper longitudinal seat, the latter extending under an axle towhich the plate is made fast, a spring having a recurved horizontal rearend engaging the aforesaid seat to impinge the axle, and a thill-ironengageable with hook exten sions of said plate against a bend in thefor- -ward portion of the spring, the recurved horizontal rear end ofthis spring having an aperture for the engagement of one end of the clipby which the aforesaid plate is held to an axle.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand, atWest Bend, in the county of WVashington and State of Wisconsin, in thepresence of two witnesses.

HENRY SIEVERS. Witnesses:

E. H. GLANTZ, CHAS. MosER.

